“”School is out, but science is everywhere.”” That’s the tagline for a new, savvy feature on the New York Times website called “”Summer of Science.”” The microsite has bite-size, ADHD-friendly explanations of, well, cool science stuff. For instance, last week there was a post on the rare six-inch pocket shark, which has narrow slits (“”pockets””)…

Recognition for a job well done means even more to children with ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) than it does to typically developing kids. That praise, or other possible reward, improves the performance of children with ADHD on certain cognitive tasks, but until a recent study led by researchers from the University at Buffalo, it wasn’t…

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continues to receive a great deal of attention from the research community, and new findings are published weekly. But has the new evidence changed our approach to the diagnosis and management of children and adolescents with ADHD? Medscape spoke with two experts about the current state of knowledge, what we still don’t…

For the last several months, my 3-year-old daughter Annika has been on a steady diet of waffles, yogurt sticks and milk…I had purposefully avoided putting too much pressure on Annika to eat a wider variety of foods because I thought that might backfire and make things worse. I also figured she would branch out eventually,…

Children who suffer an injury to the brain — even a minor one — are more likely to experience attention issues, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. The effects may not be immediate and could occur long after the incident. Study author Marsh Konigs, a doctoral candidate at VU University Amsterdam,…

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are less likely to have accidents that land them in the emergency room than those who are not on medication, according to a new study. “In addition to reducing accidental injuries, the medication often is helpful in helping the child do better in school,” said Dr. James Leckman, a…

In 2011, the CDC reported that the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children ages 4 to 17 years was 11%, with 6.4 million children diagnosed with ADHD and 4.2 million taking psychostimulants. These findings represent a dramatic increase from more than 30 years ago, when the rate of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was estimated at between…

McGill University researchers are sounding the alarm about a worriesome tendancy when it comes to diagnoses of and prescriptions for attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Le Devoir reports that Quebec health insurance numbers suggest the number of adults being treated for ADHD is more than 25 times higher than back in 1996 and adults…